Thorang La pass and Muktinath Trek

Duration: 0 Days

Destination: Nepal

A varied trek, landscape, vegetation, and culture all change constantly. There are numerous fascinating villages. The chief difficulty is that after several steady days in the Marsyandi valley you reach Manang at 3400 metres, and a couple of days later you are 2000 metres higher on the Thorung La. Be aware of the potential for altitude-related problems.

Things change ! Road-building is going on apace both up the Marsyandi Valley towards Tal (and ultimately, at some future date, to Manang). In the Kali Gandaki valley it's now possible to reach Muktinath by jeep via Pokhara - Beni - Jomson. Buses run from Pokhara to Jomson (and back !).

It's debatable how this road building will affect trekking. It makes it feasible to do the shorter Circuit, for example Besisahar to Jomson, in far fewer days, but presumably trekking and traffic are not such a pleasant mixture. There are numerous lodges along the route, some of them very good.

Itinerary

Day 1: By road to Besisahar

Day 2: Trek to Bhulbule (if you arrive in Besisahar early, or the road has now been pushed further, you could get to Bhulbule on day 1)

Day 3: Trek to Syange

Day 4: Trek to Tal

Day 5: Trek to Latamrang

Day 6: Trek to Bhratang

Day 7: Trek to Bragga (or Manang)

Day 8: Rest / acclimatisation

Day 9: Trek to Lettar

Day 10: Trek to Thorung Phedi

Day 11: Cross Thorung La to Muktinath - the big day, reaching 5400 metres at the summit of the pass